Thanks for your thoughts, Dr. Wahl. As alluded to in the post, biking is my form of transportation > 80% of the time, and I wish I could single-handedly make the bike commute popular!!
Theoretically, Tulsa is quite bikable because it’s not too hilly or climatically extreme. Traffic is not a big issue, and major roads tend to be wide / multilane.
I do tend to see more bike commuters when I’m downtown. Less in Midtown (where I live) or Kendall-Whittier (another downtown-adjacent neighborhood).
I think the primary barrier is cultural. Tulsa is very tied up with the oil & gas industry, so it’s not in the best interest of the elites to push green forms of transportation or increase the accessibility of public transit. Accordingly, I think a lot of people take pride in having a nice car.
There’s decent bike lane coverage. I don’t think they’re used as often as they should be.
Thanks for your thoughts, Dr. Wahl. As alluded to in the post, biking is my form of transportation > 80% of the time, and I wish I could single-handedly make the bike commute popular!!
Theoretically, Tulsa is quite bikable because it’s not too hilly or climatically extreme. Traffic is not a big issue, and major roads tend to be wide / multilane.
I do tend to see more bike commuters when I’m downtown. Less in Midtown (where I live) or Kendall-Whittier (another downtown-adjacent neighborhood).
I think the primary barrier is cultural. Tulsa is very tied up with the oil & gas industry, so it’s not in the best interest of the elites to push green forms of transportation or increase the accessibility of public transit. Accordingly, I think a lot of people take pride in having a nice car.
There’s decent bike lane coverage. I don’t think they’re used as often as they should be.